Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 747 - 747 0469 May Attempt to Seize Prince Zhao_2

Chapter 747: Chapter 0469: May Attempt to Seize Prince Zhao_2 Chapter 747: Chapter 0469: May Attempt to Seize Prince Zhao_2 Qi Tian glanced at Guan Xun, noticing that everything was normal over there. Of course, by ‘normal’, it meant that Guan Xun could not stand for long and had passed out quite early. He allowed the top-grade spirit stones to transform into a series of splendors within the Thirty-six Jindan Core Array, forcibly boosting his cultivation realm.

Guan Xun knew that during the practice in the Thirty-six Jindan Core Array, maintaining a clear Divine Sense was beneficial. However, his foundation was much weaker than expected, and he had faced less hardships. His willpower was not as strong as imagined. Moreover, the Tao of the Thirty-six Jindan Core Array, which forcibly enhanced the cultivation realm, was brutal and not something an average person could bear.

Guan Xun managed to stick it out for a short while in the Thirty-six Jindan Core Array, which was considered not bad. If Gao Jinmei and the others were in Guan Xun’s position, the time they could persist might not be much longer than Guan Xun’s.

As for whether Guan Xun could stick it out till the end, and what the outcome would be, Qi Tian could not step in at all. Such a matter could only depend on whether God was willing to help. If lucky, Guan Xun could succeed, and Qi Tian would fulfill his promise. If Guan Xun was unlucky and died violently, Qi Tian would have no other options, and in the end, he could only regretfully say, “It’s a pity.”

Qi Tian turned his gaze back to Prince Zhao. The Gold Core version of the Thirty-six Jindan Core Array was a new field for him, there were too many variables, and Qi Tian needed to keep watching to see if he could intervene when something unexpected occurred.

It was not just Qi Tian but even Gao Jinmei and others had turned their gaze to Prince Zhao. They had never witnessed the different phenomena of the Gold Core version Thirty-Six Jindan Array. Even with their Gold Core Realm cultivation, watching these phenomena was startling. They were all quite curious, wondering exactly what Qi Tian used to power the Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array. So fierce, they were afraid that even they themselves would be unable to withstand if they were to step into the array.

As Gao Jinmei and the others were quietly discussing, Qi Tian ignored them. He was concentrating on the Gold Core version of the Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array. The Heavenly Dao Engine was constantly sensing the Spirit Qi, enveloping the Gold Core version Jindan Core Array. Prince Zhao was what he was most concerned about. He was relieved to see that the prince had also passed out without persisting for very long, but until now, Prince Zhao’s vitality had not been cut off. The splendors transformed from the Gold Core were continuously drilling into Prince Zhao’s body, and his cultivation realm was gradually increasing at a visible rate.

Just when Qi Tian thought that no problems would arise, the situation he feared the most eventually happened. In the three-dimensional imagery fed back from the Heavenly Dao Engine, Qi Tian discovered that a Gold Core was showing signs of activity. Unlike other inert Gold Cores, this one started to tremble on its own, as if something was about to break out from within.

Qi Tian’s heart skipped a beat. When he was selecting the thirty-six Gold Cores, he didn’t have many options to choose from, so he was somewhat rough in his selection. But during the screening, a key indicator was to confirm that the Gold Cores were inert, meaning to exclude any active substances in the Core.

But he never imagined that even though he had been careful, an accident still occurred. He quickly called up the three-dimensional image he obtained during the initial inspection of the Cores and examined it again, but no matter how he examined it, he still didn’t find any difference in the active Gold Core area. It only indicated that the active matter hidden in this Gold Core must have used a very clever concealment method, which totally deceived the Heavenly Dao Engine, leading to the unexpected appearance today.

In this situation, Qi Tian didn’t have time for self-blame. He was dead-focused on the vibrating Gold Core, trying to see exactly what was stirring within. At this point, shutting down the Gold Core version of the Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array was unrealistic. Once activated, the array had to be run till its energy source was exhausted. If the formation was suddenly stopped, the probability of Prince Zhao suffering a backlash would be more than 90 percent. In such case, Prince Zhao would be a goner for sure.

The only solution now was to first identify what the active substance was, and then see if it was possible to subdue and remove it from the Gold Core version of the Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array. If this could be done, the array might still be usable, and would prevent any issues with the prince. However, Qi Tian wasn’t confident about this. It all relied on fate.

Qi Tian constantly used the Heavenly Dao Engine to conduct Spirit Qi sensing function, firmly locking onto the abnormal Gold Core. Under the scrutiny of the Heavenly Dao Engine, the layer of Dan Yi meant to block external probes was virtually useless. Qi Tian clearly saw that the Gold Core’s agitation was increasing. Simultaneously, as the Gold Core version Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array operated, more and more Spirit Qi was being sucked away from the Gold Core. The Gold Core was getting smaller and its color dims with every passing moment. According to this trend, the active substance could not remain on the Gold Core for much longer, and its chances of escaping were growing larger and larger.

At this moment, Qi Tian suddenly “saw” a wisp of black smoke floating out from the Gold Core. This black smoke instantly formed a human shadow in the air. It paused for a blink of an eye next to the Gold Core, before transforming into a black bolt of lightning, rushing toward Prince Zhao nearby.

Even though Qi Tian couldn’t be entirely sure what this black shadow intended to do, he could assert that its next move would not be to Prince Zhao’s advantage. It might even aim to take possession of him.

This was not a result Qi Tian wanted to see. Although he was quite confident that he could remain in control of Prince Zhao after the possession, and even though he could continue to make the possessed Prince Zhao act according to his plans, Prince Zhao would no longer be himself after the possession. The possessed Prince Zhao would definitely harbor resentment, and would sabotage Qi Tian’s plans the moment he got a chance to do so. This would definitely affect the complete execution of Qi Tian’s plans.

Moreover, men were not plants; who could be heartless? All along, Prince Zhao had shown great respect for Qi Tian, complying with Qi Tian’s advice. Knowing this, Qi Tian would not stand idly by and watch as Prince Zhao was possessed.

At this point, Qi Tian didn’t have any better solutions. He couldn’t rush into the Gold Core version Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array because that would cause the Spirit Qi transformed from the Gold Cores to rush towards him, forcing his ascension to the Gold Core stage. His foundation wasn’t strong enough yet. Ascending to the Gold Core stage now would not be a good thing. Almost instinctively, Qi Tian reached out towards the black shadow which was like a bolt of lightning. A Transporting Whirlwind, invisible to others, flew out from the palm of his hand. It instantly entered the Gold Core version Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array, sucking up countless Spirit Qi resulted from the Core transformation.

Without slowing down, the Transporting Whirlwind managed to snatch the black shadow just before it was about to enter Prince Zhao’s body. Regardless how hard the black shadow struggled, it was in vain. The Transporting Whirlwind, like dragging a dead dog, forcefully yanked out the black shadow from the Gold Core version Thirty-Six Jindan Core Array. Then, the black shadow was sucked into the black hole in Qi Tian’s palm.